snowychap Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 54 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Is anyone going to stay up to watch the results? Yep, I shall be drinking myself (even more) stupid whilst watching the horror unfold. I spoilt my ballot in a safe Tory seat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meregreen Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 6 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: you know how people laughed at Dem taking the Daily Mash seriously ..... I mean come on by the way , The soviets were actually the backers , not China , Mao agreed to support as he needed Soviet economic and military aid Inane it is then. Depends what you mean by backers. The Soviets provided hardware. The Chinese provided hardware and a million troops. To me that makes them the main backers by a country mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 We should know by about 10pm who is likely to win and by how much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) 23 minutes ago, darrenm said: I'm getting confused. Won't Tories need a majority of about 76 to be able to form a government? They need 326 so more than half of 650. So that would be 76 more than Labour on about 250 if the rest add up to 76. Or am I misinterpreting how everyone is quoting their majorities? Two points: The Tories don't need a majority to (attempt to) form the next government. Having more seats than all of the other parties gives a party a majority (without taking in to account the speaker/deputy speaker issue). Edited June 8, 2017 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 minute ago, omariqy said: We should know by about 10pm who is likely to win and by how much. I already know, and it's not yet 6pm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 31 minutes ago, darrenm said: I'm getting confused. Won't Tories need a majority of about 76 to be able to form a government? They need 326 so more than half of 650. So that would be 76 more than Labour on about 250 if the rest add up to 76. Or am I misinterpreting how everyone is quoting their majorities? To get a majority you need 326 seats, but with Sinn Fein not voting in parliament, the speaker and deputy speakers you need less for a working majority. A majority of 76 would be 76 seats on top of that figure I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, meregreen said: Inane it is then. Depends what you mean by backers. The Soviets provided hardware. The Chinese provided hardware and a million troops. To me that makes them the main backers by a country mile. Without the soviets there may well not have been a Korean war , indeed Truman saw it as an "act of Russian aggression" and as such reversed US policy of excluding Korea from within it's defence perimeter but we are going way OT now .. the Wilsoncenter.org has a great paper on it though if you are interested “It is difficult to resist the conclusion that the Korean imbroglio was instigated by the Russians for the specific purpose of discouraging the Chinese Communists from breaking away from Soviet tutelage.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Nobody really expects anything different where I am. Andrew Mitchell will keep his seat here; comfortably too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 8 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: Andrew Mitchell will keep his seat here; comfortably too. Aye. Nowt the plebs can do about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 hour ago, bobzy said: I've got this guy as my Labour candidate: ...but the seat is one of the safest Conservative seats in the country (probably): Vote Barry from Eastenders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 never trust exit polls. Especially on Villatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 yes, I can safely say our exit poll will not be reflected in the main one, however the 10pm one has been far more reliable than the campaign polls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) No dogs at my polling station, Plenty of people though. The constituency here generally swings back & forth between con/lab every 2 or 3 elections but con had an 11,000 margin 2 years ago and would be surprised if that completely swings today as the turnout here is usually around 45000. Looking forward to tonight, Despite not having a huge interest in politics in general i do enjoy following the results (& the US elections) as they come in and will happily sit up all/most of the night watching before heading to work a bit bleary eyed Edited June 8, 2017 by LakotaDakota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Erdington should be safe for Jack Dromey . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 I'm scared. Someone hold me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted June 8, 2017 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) Well, Labour might not win on seats, but what about the all-important possession stats? Edited June 8, 2017 by mjmooney 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, Brumerican said: Erdington should be safe for Jack Dromey . And without costing Unite a million quid this time either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 minute ago, mjmooney said: Well, Labour might not win on seats, but what about the all-important possession stats? Are we using a 1940's style ball in honour of their manifesto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted June 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Well, Labour might not win on seats, but what about the all-important possession stats? Sod the possession, what about the style? If we aren't campaigning like Brazil 1970 it's not good enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: And without costing Unite a million quid this time either Everyone here know's he's bent . It's as if he's a local. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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